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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published January-February 1977
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joe Orlando

Cover Details - "Fear in Philadelphia!"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana]; Simon Girty; General Benedict Arnold
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ernie Chan
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprinted In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

17 page Shazam!; Captain Marvel story "Fear in Philadelphia!"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mentor [Uncle Dudley]; Kid Eternity; Mr. Keeper; Mercury; Sid Stern; Captain Robert Maynard; Benjamin Franklin; Deborah Sampson Gannett; Ethan Allen; Green Mountain Boys; Daniel Boone; Beautia Sivana; Dr. Sivana [Thaddeus Bodog Sivana] (villain); Blackbeard [Edward Teach] (villain); Anne Bonny; Big Harpe [Micajah Harpe] (villain); Little Harpe [Wiley Harpe] (villain); Captain Walter Butler (villain); Simon Girty (villain); General Benedict Arnold (villain)
Synopsis Sivana uses the reincarnation machine to bring back evil villains from the past. Mercury suggests Billy get Kid Eternity to help him.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Location: Philadelphia, PA
Reprinted In Showcase Presents Shazam (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes advertisement "The Muse"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Rich Jaggard; Jim Colorado; Elfish Hipsley; The Three Bottles
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Hostess Cup Cakes ad.

1 page Shazamail! letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Gregg Fylpaa, John Pierce and Charles David Haskell - and responses from E. Nelson Bridwell.

1 page Superman public service announcement "Justice for All Includes Children, 8"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Synopsis Superman talks to a father and son about physical punishment.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Published in cooperation with the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges. Artwork donated by Curt Swan.